Now that's a surprise – HP officially confirmed that the Pre Plus won't get a chance to taste webOS 2 and yet here comes the update. As of today owners of the O2 Palm Pre Plus can get the over-the-air firmware…
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HP now selling the unlocked Palm Pre 2 for 450 US dollars
The recently announced Palm Pre 2 smartphone has just been launched in the US. Unlocked Pre 2′s come directly from HP and cost way less than here in Europe. HP has already started taking orders and phones are…
HP unveils Palm Pre 2 with webOS 2.0
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HP has officially announced the second-generation Palm Pre, as well and the new platform webOS 2.0. The Palm Pre 2 has a curved design, measures 59.6mm x 100.7mm 16.9mm, weights 145 grams, has a 3.1-inch (320
Palm Pre 2 official, available this Friday, runs webOS 2.0
Meet the Palm Pre 2. This time officially. The thing showed up a few days back but now it #039;s as official as it gets. And it #039;s due this Friday. Along with some great new features, the Palm Pre 2 will arrive with the… This Week in Mobile – Windows Phone 7 event, Apple’s newest trademark, and the Palm Pre 2This week, Ashley and Mike discuss the Windows Phone 7 event, Apple’s newest trademark, and the Palm Pre 2. The TWiMob will also bring you the latest mobile news, Mike’s Game of the Week and a special giveaway all happening This Week in Mobile! For more information, show notes and an upcoming schedule, go to thisweekin.com
New Palm Pre 2 may keep the old design, but will boost the specs
The French carrier SFR published some information on the yet unannounced Palm Pre 2. According to the published ad, Pre 2 will keep the curved design, but will have a 1Ghz… Updated with live pics The Best Smartphones On The MarketiPhone 3GS You know you’re on top when phone manufacturers are constantly struggling to produce an “iPhone killer”. The iPhone 3GS boasts a massive App Store (with nearly 100,000 apps now), the largest developer base, and is simply put, the best phone on the market.
Screen: 3.5-inch 480 x 320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi widescreen Multi-Touch display Dimensions: 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm; 135 grams Camera: 3 megapixels w/ AutoFocus, No flash Battery: 1150 mAh Li-Ion Standby Time: 300 hours Talk Time: Up to 12 hours on 2G; Up to 5 hours on 3G Processor: Samsung S5PC100; 600 MHz Internal/External Memory: 16GB or 32GB Extras: 3.5mm Headset jack, accelerometer, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS enabled Operating System: iPhone OS Price: $199 for 16 GB; $299 for 32GB Motorola Droid If any phone is going to challenge the iPhone’s supremacy, it will be the Verizon Droid. The Droid is on a superior network than the iPhone, and will be running Android 2.0 which has a much improved user interface over previous versions of Android.
Screen: 3.7-inch/480×854 Full Touchscreen with Full QWERTY Slider Dimensions: 60 x 115.8 x 13.7 mm; 169 grams Camera: 5.0 Megapixels with AutoFocus Battery: Li-ion 1400mAh Standby Time: 450 Hours Talk Time:7 Hours Processor: Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor; 600MHz Internal/External Memory: 512MB Flash, 256MB RAM/MicroSD (16GB capacity) Extras: 3.5mm Headset jack, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS enabled Operating System: Android 2.0 Price: Unknown Palm Pre The Palm Pre signaled the resurrection of Palm. It is well-designed, and has a very promising OS, which if tweaked and improved slightly, can challenge any OS on the market.
Screen: 3.1-inch touch screen with 24-bit color 320×480 resolution HVGA display and full QWERTY keyboard Dimensions: 100.5 x 59.5 x 16.95 mm; 135 grams Camera: 3 megapixel camera with LED flash and AutoFocus Battery: 1150 mAh Standby Time: 250 Hours Talk Time: 5 Hours Processor: Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor; 600MHz Internal/External Memory: 8 GB Extras: 3.5mm Headset jack, accelerometer, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS enabled Operating System: Palm webOS Price: $149.99 HTC Hero/T-Mobile G2 Touch/Sprint HTC Hero The inclusion of HTC Sense makes the Hero the best Android phone currently on the market. It is fast, stylish, and easy to use.
Screen: 3.2-inch/ 320×480 HVGA resolution; Full Touchscreen/TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen Dimensions: 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm ; 135 grams Camera: 5 Megapixels with AutoFocus Battery: 1350 mAh Lithium-ion battery Standby Time: Up to 750 hours for WCDMA, Up to 440 hours for GSM Talk Time:Up to 420 minutes for WCDMA, Up to 470 minutes for GSM Processor: Qualcomm® MSM7200A™, 528 MHz Internal/External Memory:288MB/MicroSD 2.0 Extras: 3.5mm Headset jack, Wi-Fi, accelerometer, Bluetooth and GPS enabled Operating System: Android Price: $179.99 BlackBerry Bold The BlackBerry Bold is RIM’s crowning achievement thus far and the impending Bold 9700 should see widespread adoption.
Screen: 2.6 inch Half VGA resolution Dispay Screen; 480 x 320 pixels; 65,000 colors Dimensions: 114 x 66 x 15; 136 grams Camera: 2.0 MP w/ AutoFocus Battery: Li – Ion, 1500 mAh Standby Time: 324 hours Talk Time: 4.5 hours Processor: 624 MHz Internal/External Memory: 1 GB Extras: 3.5mm Headset jack, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS capable with extended ephemeris Operating System: BlackBerry OS Price: $199.99 HTC Magic/T-Mobile MyTouch 3G The MyTouch 3G is an easy to use, stylish Android phone. The absence of a standard 3.5mm headset jack is a bit of a disappointment, but otherwise this phone is quite powerful and useful. Furthermore, Mike quit the iPhone for the MyTouch, and that has to mean something.
Screen:3.2″ /320 x 480 HVGA Touchscreen/TFT, TFD, LCD 262k Dimensions: 113 x 55 x 13 mm; 118.5 grams Camera: 3.2 Megapixels with AutoFocus (MyTouch has a 5MP camera) Battery: 1340 mAh Lithium-ion battery Standby Time: 420 hours Talk Time: 7.5 Hours Processor: Qualcomm® MSM7201a™, 528 MHz Internal/External Memory:192/288 MB (Underclocked)/ MicroSD up to 32GB Extras: HTC ExtUSB Headset Jack, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS enabled Operating System: Android Price: $99.99 (T-Mobile MyTouch $149.99) BlackBerry Storm 2 The BlackBerry Storm 2, while an improvement over its predecessor, still lacks the “wow” factor necessary to push it higher up on this list.
Screen: 3.25 inch 360 x 480 pixel touchscreen; 65k colors Dimensions: 112.5 x 62.2 x 13.9 mm; 160 grams Camera: 3.2 Megapixels w/ LED flash and AutoFocus Battery: 1400 mAh Li-Ion Standby Time: 270 hours Talk Time: 5.5 hours Processor: 528 MHz Qualcomm processor Internal/External Memory: 2 GB/16 GB microSD Extras: 3.5 mm headset, GPS, bluetooth, and wi-fi enabled Operating System: BlackBerry OS Price: $179.99 BlackBerry Tour Our biggest qualm with the BlackBerry Tour is its lack of Wi-Fi. Other than that however, the Tour is a great phone if you’re a chronic email user or if you text message a lot.
Screen: 2.4 inch 480×360 pixel display screen; 65,000 colors Dimensions: 112 x 62 x 14.2 mm; 130 grams Camera: 3.2 Megapixels with AutoFocus Battery: 1400 mAHr removable/rechargeable cryptographic lithium cell Standby Time: 336 Hours Talk Time: 5 Hours Processor: 528 MHz Qualcomm processor Internal/External Memory: 256 MB RAM Extras: 3.5mm Headset jack, Bluetooth and GPS enabled. No Wi-Fi nor accelerometer Operating System: BlackBerry OS Price: $149.99 Nokia E71x The Nokia E71x is a sleek and stylish phone, but like the Magic, lacks a 3.5mm headset jack. Nonetheless, this phone is just right for those on a budget, given its $99.99 price tag.
Screen: 2.4″ LCD (Color TFT/TFD) display screen; 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA); 16.7 million (24-bit) Dimensions:114 x 57 x 10 mm; 126g Camera: 3.2MP w/ Autofocus and Flash Battery: BP-4L 1500 mAh Li-Po standard battery Standby Time: 480 hours Talk Time: 4.5 hours Processor: ARM 11, 369 MHz Internal/External Memory: 110MB/ MicroSD Extras: 2.5mm Headset jack, bluetooth, wi-fi, and GPS enabled Operating System: Symbian OS Price: $99.00 |
Status: Launched June 19th, 2009 on ATT
Status: Rumored to be announced October 28th; Verizon Wireless.
Status: Available June 6th on Sprint. Available October 13 in Germany and October 16 in UK and Ireland
Status: HTC Hero Launched July 24th for Orange UK. T-Mobile G2 Touch Launched July 29th.
Status: Available on AT&T; Bold 9700 available November 2nd, 2009
Status: HTC Magic Launched May 1, 2009 and July 10th, 2009 in Japan; MyTouch 3G launched July 8, 2009. Available through T-Mobile, Vodafone, and Docomo
Status: Available on Verizon Wireless October 28th, 2009
Status: Available on July 12, 2009 through Verizon and Sprint.
Status: Available on AT&T